Nashville Meets London 2017
Music Festival
returns
with Highly Anticipated Talent Lineup
TNECD will serve as a sponsor
of the 2-day event,
set for July 22-23 in Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf,
London
(Nashville, Tenn. – May 25, 2017) – The 2017 lineup has been announced for the highly anticipated music festival, Nashville Meets London, set for July 22-23 in Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf.
This year’s talent lineup includes US-based acts Russell Dickerson, Lucie Silvas, Ashley Campbell, Sam Outlaw, Angaleena Presley, Jo Smith, and, along with UK-based acts Flats & Sharps, Wildwood Kin, Kevin McGuire, and Raintown.
The Tennessee Department of Economic and
Community Development (TNECD) serves
as a sponsor of the two-day event, designed to bring the “Music of Nashville”
abroad, showcasing musical talent from both Nashville and the United Kingdom.
The festival is free and open to the public to attend. Representatives from
TNECD will be in attendance for this year’s event.
The site of the annual
festival, Canada Square Park,
is located in the heart of Canary Wharf, that
hosts over 300 shops, bars and restaurants. For the past eleven years, Canary
Wharf has hosted the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival, which is largest free jazz
festival in the UK. Canary Wharf Arts + Events presents a world class,
year-round arts and events program, offering tenants and visitors over 200
diverse and culturally inspired events throughout the estate. The
majority of these events are free for all and range from outdoor theatre, live
music concerts, sporting events, dance performances, community showcases,
global street food and family friendly shows.
The inaugural Nashville Meets London festival
took place in August 2016. The event drew an impressive number of people
and left an overwhelmingly positive response among UK-based Country music fans
and locals.
Nashville Meets London is
co-produced by Canary Wharf Arts +
Events, Peter Conway Management and
Nashville-based agency, The AristoMedia Group. Baylen Leonard, BBC
Radio 2 Country and Chris Country DJ, is the artistic
program consultant.
WHEN: Sat 2-10pm / Sun
1.45-9pm
WHERE: Canada Square Park,
Canary Wharf, London
COST: FREE
London... see you in July. I've missed you ❤️🇬🇧 #nashvillemeetslondon pic.twitter.com/55FHOwcmb4— Lucie Silvas (@LucieSilvas) 25 May 2017
Saturday
22 July, 2017
2-3:15pm Raintown
3:45-4:30pm Wildwood Kin
5-6:15pm Kevin McGuire
6:45-8pm Jo Smith
8:30-10pm Russell Dickerson
Sunday 23
July, 2017
1:45-2:45pm Angaleena Presley
3:15-4:15pm Flats and Sharps
4:45-5:45pm Ashley Campbell
6:15-7:15pm Sam Outlaw
7:45-9pm Lucie Silvas
For more information about
Nashville Meets London & follow on Socials:
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About Canary Wharf Group: Canary
Wharf Group plc has overseen the largest urban regeneration project ever
undertaken in Europe, designing and building more than 17m sq ft of London real
estate, which now houses local and international companies and renowned
retailers.
The Canary Wharf Estate
is a major retail destination comprising around 1m sq ft across five shopping
malls, including the award-winning leisure development, Crossrail Place,
housing one of London’s most stunning roof gardens. It also has
world-class, year-round arts and events programme offering over 200 diverse and
culturally inspiring events performed throughout the Estate.
Canary Wharf Group is a
wholly owned joint venture between Brookfield Property Partners and the Qatar
Investment Authority.
About the Tennessee Department of
Economic and Community Development: The
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s mission is to develop
strategies, which help make Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast for
high quality jobs. To grow and strengthen Team Tennessee, the department seeks
to attract new corporate investment in Tennessee and works with Tennessee
companies to facilitate expansion and economic growth. Tennessee is the only
three-time winner of “State of the Year” for economic development by Business
Facilities magazine.
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